Outdoors Magazine
December 29th, 2003, 03:16 PM
RECIPROCAL FISHING GOES INTO EFFECT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
WATERBURY, VT - The New Year marks a long-awaited change for anglers who
fish on Lake Champlain and hold either a Vermont or New York fishing
license. Beginning January 1, anglers who hold a fishing license from
either state will be able to fish in most of the big lake.
A person holding a New York fishing license may take fish from the Vermont
portion of Lake Champlain as far east as a line starting on the north shore
of the Poultney River where it empties into East Bay, proceeding generally
northerly along the shore to the old Rutland Railroad fill on Colchester
Point, then following the western side of the old Rutland Railroad fill to
Allen Point on Grand Isle, continuing northerly following the western shore
of Grand Isle to Tromp Point, then across The Gut to Bow and Arrow Point,
then continuing generally northerly along the western shore of North Hero
to Pelots Point, then across the Alburg passage to the Point of the Tongue,
and then along the western shore of the Alburg peninsula to the United
States Border with Canada. When this line crosses a tributary to Lake
Champlain, the line shall proceed from the downstream most point of land on
one side of the tributary to the downstream most point of land on the other
side of the tributary.
An angler with a Vermont fishing license may fish Lake Champlain west of the
Vermont/New York border to the New York shore, but may not fish in South Bay
or New York tributaries to Lake Champlain.
Some fishing season dates, length limits and daily creel limits are
different in New York and Vermont. When fishing in Vermont, anglers must
observe Vermont laws. When fishing in New York, anglers must follow the
laws that apply in New York. Be sure to obtain copies of state's fishing
regulations if you are going to fish Lake Champlain.
With a surface area of over 435 square miles and a length of over 100 miles,
Lake Champlain offers a tremendous amount of high quality fishing for
Vermonters, New Yorkers and visitors to the region. In fact, the May issue
of Field & Stream Magazine recently named Lake Champlain one of "America's
Top 25 Hottest Fishing Spots."
The law establishing Lake Champlain fishing reciprocity with New York
requires an annual report to the Vermont legislature on any losses of
Vermont fishing license revenue and any increases in Vermont sales of
lodging, food, equipment, and other items to holders of New York fishing
licenses.
--
James Ehlers
Outdoors Magazine
www.outdoorsmagazine.net
WATERBURY, VT - The New Year marks a long-awaited change for anglers who
fish on Lake Champlain and hold either a Vermont or New York fishing
license. Beginning January 1, anglers who hold a fishing license from
either state will be able to fish in most of the big lake.
A person holding a New York fishing license may take fish from the Vermont
portion of Lake Champlain as far east as a line starting on the north shore
of the Poultney River where it empties into East Bay, proceeding generally
northerly along the shore to the old Rutland Railroad fill on Colchester
Point, then following the western side of the old Rutland Railroad fill to
Allen Point on Grand Isle, continuing northerly following the western shore
of Grand Isle to Tromp Point, then across The Gut to Bow and Arrow Point,
then continuing generally northerly along the western shore of North Hero
to Pelots Point, then across the Alburg passage to the Point of the Tongue,
and then along the western shore of the Alburg peninsula to the United
States Border with Canada. When this line crosses a tributary to Lake
Champlain, the line shall proceed from the downstream most point of land on
one side of the tributary to the downstream most point of land on the other
side of the tributary.
An angler with a Vermont fishing license may fish Lake Champlain west of the
Vermont/New York border to the New York shore, but may not fish in South Bay
or New York tributaries to Lake Champlain.
Some fishing season dates, length limits and daily creel limits are
different in New York and Vermont. When fishing in Vermont, anglers must
observe Vermont laws. When fishing in New York, anglers must follow the
laws that apply in New York. Be sure to obtain copies of state's fishing
regulations if you are going to fish Lake Champlain.
With a surface area of over 435 square miles and a length of over 100 miles,
Lake Champlain offers a tremendous amount of high quality fishing for
Vermonters, New Yorkers and visitors to the region. In fact, the May issue
of Field & Stream Magazine recently named Lake Champlain one of "America's
Top 25 Hottest Fishing Spots."
The law establishing Lake Champlain fishing reciprocity with New York
requires an annual report to the Vermont legislature on any losses of
Vermont fishing license revenue and any increases in Vermont sales of
lodging, food, equipment, and other items to holders of New York fishing
licenses.
--
James Ehlers
Outdoors Magazine
www.outdoorsmagazine.net